Ajax ‘ban English media’ from attending Ten Hag press conference

Ajax reportedly ‘banned’ English media from attending Erik ten Hag’s press conference on Friday due to Man Utd’s rumoured interest in the Dutchman.

Ten Hag has been heavily linked with the managerial role at Old Trafford with current boss Ralf Rangnick stepping into a consultancy role this summer.

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The 52-year-old has enjoyed a terrific spell in charge of Ajax. He has guided them to two Eredivisie titles and two Dutch Cups.

They also reached the Champions League semi-final in 2019 and were minutes away from making the final after Lucas Moura’s last-gasp strike took Tottenham through to take on Liverpool.

It is no surprise that Ten Hag has been linked with Man Utd. A report earlier this week claimed the Red Devils were close to finalising his appointment.

He has faced plenty of questions about the rumours and his employers are now fed up.

As per Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill, Ajax did not let any English media into Ten Hag’s pre-match press conference for this weekend’s match against Sparta Rotterdam.

The Dutch club want their manager to focus on winning another league title. They are currently top, four points above PSV.

Cotterill said (via Express): “As Ten Hag was preparing his team to face Sparta Rotterdam, the media team were busily rejecting the applications from the English media to attend the post-match news conference. There will be no radio, no newspapers, no Sky Sports News.

“They don’t want him asked, in English, about Manchester United. His English isn’t that great, either. Ajax say he needs to concentrate on winning another [Eredivisie] title. It’s by no means a given – they’re only four points ahead [of PSV] with six games to play.

“It is a